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Nonsense. There are battery electric trucks in every vehicle class you can name. 200 tonne road trains in Australia, check. Mining trucks, check. Not a problem.
by jillesvangurp 3y ago
Nonsense. There are battery electric trucks in every vehicle class you can name. 200 tonne road trains in Australia, check. Mining trucks, check. Not a problem. There are also multiple electrical class 8 semi's on the road already. Tesla class 8 semis is a good example. But you can also get similar trucks from e.g. Volvo. Long distances buses, school buses, vans, etc. All available right now.
As cost of the batteries comes down, these things will only become more popular.
- jojobas 3y agoYeah, check what range Pepsi is getting hauling anything but Lay's.
- panick21_ 3y agoComplete nonsense. Check: North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) See: https://electrek.co/2023/09/12/tesla-semi-proves-itself-fascinating-new-independent-test/ https://electrek.co/2023/09/12/tesla-semi-proves-itself-fasc... Not all data is out yet but the idea that electric trucks can drive useful range without anything but chips is complete nonsense. The gigantic of track transports are blow 300 miles and a Tesla Semi can handle that under full load and difficult circumstances.
- jojobas 3y agoYour article specifically mentions it's unknown what load they carried and the data suggests not a lot. News from 2022 say they hauled chips for 400 odd miles, and limited soft drink sorties to about 100 miles. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/16/pepsico-is-using-36-tesla-semis-in-its-fleet-and-is-upgrading-facilities-for-more-in-2023-exec-says.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/16/pepsico-is-using-36-tesla-se... https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-semi-range-potato-chips https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-semi-range-potato-chips